The Way to Cook - Season 1

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First Courses & Desserts

1 - First Courses & Desserts

Air Date: January 1, 1985

Patés and fish mousse, tart crusts and crepes with savory and with sweet fillings, two master cakes, and a Tipsy Trifle.

Fish & Eggs

2 - Fish & Eggs

Air Date: January 1, 1985

Selecting fish and shellfish; broiling, sautéing, and oven-poaching fish; plus the miraculous egg—alone or in omelettes, custards, quiche, sauces, and a spectacular soufflé.

Meat

3 - Meat

Air Date: January 1, 1985

Quick and easy sautéed steaks, hamburgers, pork chops, aromatic stews, a crusty hash, grilled pork, and majestic beef and lamb roasts.

Poultry

4 - Poultry

Air Date: January 1, 1985

Includes the perfect chicken sauté with variations, classic coq au vin, ways with chicken breasts, butterflied grilled birds, roast turkey, and a special duck.

Soups, Salads, & Bread

5 - Soups, Salads, & Bread

Air Date: January 1, 1985

The three master soup stocks and improvisations, a French onion soup and a Mediterranean fish soup, tossed and composed salads, plus how to make your own French bread.

Vegetables

6 - Vegetables

Air Date: January 1, 1985

How best to cook twenty of your favorite vegetables, plus gratins, stuffed delights, eggplant pizza, and risotto.